We pioneer motion Plain Bearings For Everything That Moves Plain bearings can also be found in cranes, forklift trucks, and straddle carriers. Automobiles Schaeffler plain bearings The World of Construction machinery Schaeffler Plain Bearings Bridges – a success story from A to Z Printing machines Fluid technology Industrial trucks The right solution for every application Conveying technology Schaeffler is one of the world’s largest providers of rolling The Schaeffler Group has been producing Forestry machinery bearings, plain bearings, and linear technology. Leading and selling a variety of high-quality plain Gardening tools manufacturers and operators in industry and the automotive bearings under the INA brand for more Buildings than 75 years. This includes plain sector trust in the quality we provide, as we offer a technically bushings with ELGOGLIDE and ELGOTEX High speed trains perfect and economical solution for almost every application. as well as metal-polymer composite Industrial gearboxes INA plain bearings increase the functional reliability of machines plain bearings. In addition, there is the Storage technology and processes. With competent technical advice and a global tried and tested range of spherical Agricultural machinery sales network, we actively contribute to lowering total costs (TCO) plain bearings and rod ends, which has been the driving force behind plain Motorcycles for our customers. bearing technology for decades. Commercial vehicles Customers not only value the extensive Power tools technology portfolio but, first and Pumps foremost, our expert advice. Our prod- Solar energy systems ucts are an equally convincing success in both standardized applications and Sports equipment in project-related solutions that we de- Stadiums velop in conjunction with our business Steel industry partners. Dams Schaeffler plain bearings stand for certified reliability – they are subject Trams to repeated qualifications and optimi- Textile machines zations at in-house test laboratories Transport equipment and by external institutions. The result: Packaging machines Quality products and expert application advice from a single source. Machine tools We hope the following pages inspire you. Wind turbines Cement mills 2 3 Plain bushings Spherical plain bearings and rod ends Portfolio The efficient all-rounder From maintenance-free to requiring maintenance Plain bushings are used in rotating and oscillating motion as well as in short Spherical plain bearings and rod ends from Schaeffler increase the performance or long stroke linear motion. In the maintenance-free segment, Schaeffler of machines and systems, vehicles and devices. Durable and capable of also offers plain bushings with ELGOGLIDE fabric and ELGOTEX filament wound supporting heavy loads, they ensure reliable operation – even in the most bushings in addition to the metal-polymer composite plain bearings. demanding conditions. Metal/polymer ELGOTEX filament wound Maintenance-free plain Maintenance-free spherical Maintenance-free spherical Spherical plain bearings Rod ends composite bushings bushings bushings with ELGOGLIDE plain bearings with ELGOGLIDE plain bearings with PTFE requiring maintenance composite material Composite bushings are plain Bearing positions subjected Plain bushings with ELGOGLDE Under the ELGOGLIDE brand, For the small diameter range, Spherical plain bearings re- In addition to spherical plain bearings for very small radial to heavy loads, e. g in com- fabric are available in a we provide high-performance, we offer maintenance-free quiring maintenance com- bearings, Schaeffler also and axial design envelopes. mercial vehicles, conveyor heavy-duty design. They can maintenance-free sliding spherical plain bearings with prise a steel/steel or steel/ offers a wide range of rod ends: The bushings, which are systems, and agricultural support higher forces than materials based on PTFE a PTFE-based composite ma- bronze sliding contact sur- • maintenance-free and offered with steel and bronze machinery, are usually conventional plain bushings fabric. These are particularly terial as the sliding material. face. These bearings must requiring maintenance backings, are available as equipped with solid section and can therefore be used to suitable for applications The portfolio extends over be lubricated to prevent me- • with internal and external bushings, flanged bushings, plain bearings lubricated replace steel, bronze, and where minimal friction is a diameter range of 6 mm – tallic contact and thus wear thread thrust washers, and strips. with grease or oil. ELGOTEX plastic plain bearings. Thanks required. 30 mm. to the bearings. Steel/steel • with corrosion protection Designs with a bronze back- plain bushings are ideally to the high-performance bearings have a manganese Designs Designs ing have high corrosion- suited to replace bronze or sliding layer ELGOGLIDE, phosphated surface. • with clamping and welding resistance, good thermal steel bearings requiring our products are extremely For differing requirements, For differing dimension series, facility the following are available: the following are available: As a result, the bearings conductivity, and are anti- maintenance, as they offer durable and are especially fulfill high requirements for magnetic. Composite bush- environmentally-friendly suited to small swivel mo- • ELGOGLIDE • PTFE composite materials wear resistance and the ings are particularly suitable technology. The filament tions. Their particularly low The standard material for The sliding material is a effective separation of the for applications where mini- wound bushings are mainte- friction values also make very high dynamic contact plastic composite which is metallic surfaces gives mal friction is required. nance-free, corrosion-free them an ideal choice for ap- pressures from 25 N/mm² to applied to a supporting body. optimum running-in charac- and exhibit low wear and plications requiring minimal Designs 300 N/mm² and a long • PTFE film teristics. low friction. friction. Key areas of appli- operating life. • E40: Maintenance-free cation are wind turbines, The sliding material is a Designs • ELGOGLIDE-W11 material industrial trucks or cranes. metal fabric material. • E50: Low-maintenance • Standard ELGOTEX The material for dynamic material • ELGOTEX-WA bushings: contact pressures from PTFE fabric comprising For under-water applica- 1 N/mm² to 150 N/mm², with PTFE and support fibers tions. low coefficients of friction ELGOTEX-WA bushings even at low contact pres- are used in rudder sures. systems, for example, and are certified by resin matrix Germanischer Lloyd. support fibers adhesive bonding to steel supporting body Structure of the ELGOGLIDE fabric 4 5 Product portfolio at a glance Portfolio Plain bushings Spherical plain bearings In addition to our standard portfolio we also offer customer and application- specific products. We will be happy to assist you. Product family Metal/polymer Metal/polymer ELGOTEX ELGOGLIDE Steel / steel2) Steel / bronze2) PTFE composite ELGOGLIDE spherical Glass fiber reinforced bushing E40 bushing E50 filament wound bushing bushing material or foil2) plain bearings2) plastic with PTFE Motion Oscillating / rotating / linear Oscillating / rotating / linear Oscillating / rotating / linear Oscillating / rotating / linear Oscillating / tilting motions Oscillating / tilting motions Oscillating / tilting motions Oscillating / tilting motions Oscillating / tilting motions Maintenance Maintenance-free Low maintenance Maintenance-free Maintenance-free Requires maintenance Requires maintenance Maintenance-free Maintenance-free Low maintenance Dry running Lubricant without Dry running Dry running Lubricant with Lubricant without Dry running Dry running Lubricant without solid lubricant solid lubricant solid lubricant solid lubricant Series EGB Bushing EGB Bushing ZWB Bushing ZGB Bushing GE..-DO ISO 12240-1, series E GE..-PB ISO 12240-1, series K GE..-UK ISO 12240-1, series E GE..-UK-2RS ISO 12240-1, series E GE..-DF ISO 12240-1, series C EGBZ Bushing, inch dimensions EGBZ Bushing, inch dimensions ZWB..-WA Bushing, water- GE..-FO ISO 12240-1, series G GE..-FW ISO 12240-1, series G GE..-FW-2RS ISO 12240-1, series G EGF Flanged bushings resistant GE..-LO ISO 12240-1, series W GE..-PW ISO 12240-1, series K GE..-DW ISO 12240-1, series C EGW Thrust washers EGW Thrust washers GE..-HO Cylindrical extensions GE..-SW ISO 12240-2 EGS Strips EGS Strips GE..-ZO Inch dimensions GE..-AW ISO 12240-3 GE..-SX ISO 12240-2 GE..-AX ISO 12240-3 Bore diameter 3 mm to 300 mm 8 mm to 100 mm 20 mm to 200 mm 30 mm to 200 mm 6 mm to 1000 mm 5 mm to 30 mm 5 mm to 30 mm 17 mm to 1000 mm 320 mm to 670 mm Catalog range1) Load-carrying Dynamic 140 MPa 70 MPa 140 MPa (ZWB..-WA 50 MPa) 300 MPa 100 MPa 50 MPa 100 MPa 300 MPa 80 MPa capacity Static 250 MPa 140 MPa 200 MPa (ZWB..-WA 150 MPa) 300 MPa 500 MPa (300 MPa GE..-ZO) 125 MPa 250 MPa 500 MPa 120 MPa Operating temperature −200° C to +280° C −40°C to +110° C −20° C to +130°C −50° C to +150° C −60° C to +200° C −60° C to +250° C −50° C to +200°C −50° C to +150° C −20° C to +75° C Permissible velocity v 2.50 m/s v 2.50 m/s v 0.18 m/s v 0.30 m/s v 0.10 m/s v 0.10 m/s v 0.40 m/s, 0.21 m/s v 0.30 m/s v 0.12 m/s Friction µ 0.03 to 0.25 µ 0.02 to 0.2 µ 0.03 to 0.2 µ 0.02 to 0.2 µ 0.08 to 0.22 µ 0.1 to 0.25 µ 0.05 to 0.2 µ 0.02 to 0.2 µ 0.05 to 0.25 Benefits • According to DIN ISO 3547 • According to DIN ISO 3547 • According to DIN ISO 4379 • According to DIN ISO 4379 • Initial greasing prior